• I Nearly Died Laughing / John Risseeuw
I Nearly Died Laughing / John Risseeuw I Nearly Died Laughing / John Risseeuw I Nearly Died Laughing / John Risseeuw

I Nearly Died Laughing / John Risseeuw

Pamphlet bindings

FA.B13.0182
Fine Art Collection
14 leaves; 21.5 x 21.5 (8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches)
1974
John Risseeuw
Cabbagehead Press
letterpress printing, photoengravings, poetry, private presses
Number 38 in an Edition of 50, signed by the artist. Staple fold binding with brown paper wrappers; white mulberry flyleaves. Book consists of letterpress printed original poetry with photoengravings. "I Nearly Died Laughing was printed in the strange warm-chill Spring of 1974, when people ran naked in the streets. Fifteen copies were printed on my own handmade paper and thirty-five copies on Nideggan paper using Bembo and Palatino types and photoengravings from my own photographs. Handmade copies were sewn by hand, while other copies were perfect bound, both using Nat Mat beaver brown cover paper..."--Colophon.